Scarlett's POVIt then dawned on me, making me realize too late what I had just called him."B-a-s-t-a-r-d," he spelled out the word I used to insult him. Insulting the IRP Alpha in his presence was like digging one's grave, and mine has already been dug, remaining to be pushed into it and buried.Fear clouded my face as I regretted saying what I did.I knew he was staring at me through the mirror, but I refused to look up."Bastard," he said again, and I could feel his mood wavering.This time, I had to look up at him, and saw a flicker of sadness in his eyes, but it vanished just as it came.Did I bring back painful memories for him?As I continued looking at him, hoping not to find that expression which hadn't lasted up to three seconds, there was no expression on his face, no emotion in his eyes, and I sighed with relief."The brush," he said once more.Slowly and gently, I placed the brush into his hand.He took it from me and started brushing my hair, while I held my breath, ho
Scarlett's POVI turned to Ryan, hoping he would stop them, but he didn't even say a word. Besides, he was the one who started all this by giving me his pipe to smoke. I turned to the others, but they all seemed excited about it."Okay, everyone," the Beta began announcing, and everyone became quiet as they paid attention to him."Ugh… I mean, we are about teaching our future Luna how to smoke a pipe today, so everyone throw away your cigarette and pick up a pipe and light it," Beta Jayden announced, while I stared with wide eyes as they did according to what he had said."Okay, everyone. Put the pipe slightly into your lips, and suck in a little of the smoke, just a little, it can choke pretty bad if it isn't done accordingly, so be careful," he said with his gaze fixed on me, while the others did as they were told.After receiving a go-ahead nod from Ryan, I averted my eyes to the pipe between my fingers, and with squinted eyes, I brought it to my lips. I could feel everyone's gaze
Ryan's POVAfter Asher finished pouring out a gallon of fuel on the betrayer who has been busy giving out information about my pack to another rival pack, Scarlett, the lady I had bought, who almost died from a smoke tutorial demanded that I keep her down. So, I did, and we both shifted backward after Asher emptied the gallon of fuel on him.I then retreated with Scarlett, and unbeknownst to her, I had put a gun into her hand and had already walked away while she was busy watching the man.I retracted my phone from my pocket, and began scrolling through it. My agents just sent me the outcome of the under water hotel we've been constructing since last year, and that's why I've been very busy.It costs more than Billions to construct an underground hotel, and I've really invested a lot in it. But I had a problem which has left me frustrated for the past months.I needed a specific source of power supply for the underwater hotel, but the delay I'm having is that's it's a vintage (made
Ryan's POVI stared at Scarlett's unconscious body with a blank expression on my face. Then, I turned to my men, who were all staring at me. By"Clean up this mess!" I ordered. They snapped out of their daze and began removing the dead bodies from the floor.With my hands tucked into my pockets, I strode toward Scarlett's motionless form. Squatting down, I observed the blood that had soaked the back of her dress."You should never disobey me, Scarlett. If you do, I can only promise you an early death," I muttered, lifting her into my arms. I carried her out of the old building, knowing she still had bullets in her. She needed immediate medical attention.~I had spent too many hours in the hospital, and the sun had already settled.I hadn't anticipated it would take this long before I could leave the hospital. I couldn't leave without Scarlett, so I waited patiently, wondering why she was taking so long to wake up and leave the room.I signaled a passing nurse to come closer, and s
Ryan's POVI walked out of the room, feeling like I had already spent a lot of time with the girl named Ava because the place was already dark.The ringing of my phone in the pocket of my pants made me stop and retrieve it.Staring at the caller ID, I answered the call immediately as I saw that it was the doctor who was in charge of Scarlett's medical care. Finally, after keeping me waiting for so long, he was finally calling me."Why did it take you so long to call me?""I'm sorry, Alpha, but we were trying to revive the patient. You know that silver bullets aren't good for us as werewolves, so I'm sorry to say we almost lost her because you didn't bring her on time. But the good news is that somehow, you brought her on time."I released my breath I didn't know I had been holding while the doctor spoke."It was successful, wasn't it?" I inquired further, tapping my feet on the tiles."Well, Alpha, I think we have the moon goddess to thank for that. But how did she get shot with two
Scarlett's POVThe noises coming from the electrocardiographic monitor made my eyes flung open, but they felt too weak to remain open, so I closed them again.The whirling sensation in my head, made me feel as though I've been injected with chloroform, and it was having a great effect on me, making me feel too dizzy to do anything.However, I sensed that there was a presence in the room, and that I was being watched. So I opened my eyes once more, and they met Ryan's gaze.He stared at me for a brief moment before averting his eyes. He looked exhausted, as if something was troubling him.I remained still, not uttering a word, but my gaze never left him.I watched as he suddenly stood up from his seat and began pacing around. But my eyes widened when he suddenly began punching the wall, muttering things I couldn't understand. Though I wasn't fully conscious, seeing him throw punches and blood dripping from his black gloves which covered his hand, to the floor, it compelled me to take
Scarlett's POVFortunately, Ryan didn't wake up. His eyes didn't flutter anymore, he remained calm, no longer stirring, and didn't hold me either. It was as though he sensed that there was no presence of danger around, because I didn't expect the almighty Alpha Ryan to have anything related to casualness. His Beta was also here, so that could be the reason.Everyone let out a sigh of relief, and I released a breath I didn't even realize I was holding, and my tensed muscles relaxed. It was no one other than the IRP Alpha we were dealing with, so we all needed to be careful. It seems they didn't want a situation where Ryan's eyes would just flung open, and his gaze would meet with that of whoever was about carrying his woman away from him. It might be chaotic, and mostly if his psychosis takes control. Lately, I learned how to live with a psychopath, and discovered it wasn't easy. I also did research on the methods of seduction, and it still wasn't easy. I don't even know what to
Scarlett's POVOut of fear, I wanted to shift backward to create some space between us, but Jayden's grip suddenly tightened, and he pulled me closer.He began softly patting my back, and I almost gasped, but then I met Ryan's expressionless hazel eyes, and my heart skipped.Had he seen us being so close?It then dawned on me why Jayden had pulled me to himself. If I didn't act along, I would be in grave danger, because it would seem as if we were… we're too close. I had to do something which wouldn't make this look like a compromising situation, but what should I do? Ryan was watching us quietly.I used my hands to rub my eyes and started fake crying. I shed crocodile tears, trying my best to make them look real as I avoided Ryan's gaze."I'm in pain everywhere. Ahhhh... my head... Ouch... my back... Ahhhh, my legs... my eyes... my ears… Mr Beta... I'm... I'm... dying... you need to bury me right now... ouch... my hair, my feet have been addled, I'm… I'm not healing," I continued cr